Business Unit Controller, VP

State Street

Vice President in charge of controllership oversight for Markets activities at State Street. Ensuring compliance, accurate reporting, and support for strategic initiatives across the organization.

Posted 5/20/2026full-timeBoston • Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $110,000 - $188,750 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide end-to-end controllership oversight for Markets activities, including responsibility for the integrity of business unit financial results
Ensure accurate, timely, and compliant monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting in accordance with U.S. GAAP and internal governance standards
Coordinate closely with Global Accounting Operations, Close and Consolidation teams to ensure an efficient, appropriately designed and well-controlled daily operating and close process
On an ongoing basis ensure that the appropriate metrics for identifying potential issues are established, monitored and proactively addressed if indications of potential gaps
Serve as a trusted Finance partner to Markets leadership on new initiatives, product launches, and strategic transactions – ensuring appropriate up front design and implementation for capturing activity in the financials
Provide accounting guidance on complex activities, including FX trading and securities lending and associated derivative structures, along with partnering in evaluating the capital impact of Markets activity
Support budgeting, strategic planning, and forecast activities in partnership with FP&A and business stakeholders
Proactively engage with the business and other functions to identify potential gaps and lead efforts to strengthen, as necessary, those identified areas
Maintain a robust internal control environment and oversee remediation of findings
Own accountability for internal and external audit engagement and remediation
Ensure timely and accurate regulatory and statutory reporting
Serve as Finance representative on governance committees
Lead SOX certifications, representation letters, and related attestations
Lead controllership transformation initiatives impacting Markets
Partner with Global Finance Center activities, ensuring strong governance and controls
Proactively engage on Finance systems and change initiatives affecting accounting and reporting
Lead, coach, and develop controllership teams
Drive succession planning, performance management, and employee development
Promote a culture of accountability, risk awareness, and continuous improvement

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree required; Accounting or Finance strongly preferred
CPA or equivalent professional qualification strongly preferred
10-15 years of progressive experience in Controllership or Finance within a regulated financial institution
Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and financial controls
Experience supporting Markets activity and accounting for Markets products
Demonstrated ability to partner with senior leaders and global stakeholders.

Benefits

Comp & perks

health insurance including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages
retirement savings plan (401K) with company match
paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities
access to our Employee Assistance Program
incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans)
eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial reportingU.S. GAAPinternal controlsbudgetingstrategic planningforecastingaccounting guidanceFX tradingsecurities lendingderivative structures

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingcoachingemployee developmentrisk awarenessaccountabilitycontinuous improvementstakeholder engagement

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeCPA